Chongqing Seasoning Agricultural Products Map (Picture provided by Chongqing Geographic Information and Remote Sensing Application Center)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Spicy Chongqing! Chongqing cuisine is well-known everywhere. For the representative hot pot of Chongqing cuisine, “spicy, fresh and fragrant” are all in this, and the hot pot bottom material is also named. In fact, in addition to hot pot, Chongqing’s Jianghu cuisine also has a unique flavor. Among them, chili, pepper, onion, ginger, aniseed and other crop seasonings are the secret recipe of Chongqing cuisine. Recently, Chongqing Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Chongqing Geographic Information and Remote Sensing Application Center jointly launched the Chongqing Seasoning Agricultural Products Map, with this “tasteful” map to experience the taste of Chongqing on the tip of the tongue.

Due to the special natural geographical environment and climatic conditions of Chongqing, it presents the characteristics of humid climate. Through the long cooking practice, the people of Chongqing gradually realized that the “spiciness” of zanthoxylum and the “hotness” of chili in food not only enhance the flavor and color of food, but also have important edible effects for fighting cold and dehumidifying. In the process of cooking food began to use a lot of pepper and chili. The word “spicy” can be said to run through most of the taste experience of Chongqing cuisine.

Let’s find the flavors of Chongqing in these places:

Jiangjin zanthoxylum

Jiangjin zanthoxylum has as many as nine leaves, hence was named “Nine Leaf Green”. Jiangjin has a long history of planting Zanthoxylum bungeanum with superior geographical and climatic conditions. The Zanthoxylum has a strong fragrance, rich in various trace elements and high oil yield. It is not only an excellent condiment, but also a variety of precious chemical raw materials can be obtained after processing. Jiangjin is also known as the “Hometown of Chinese Peppercorns”.

Shizhu pepper

Shizhu County has a long history of pepper cultivation. According to the records of Shizhu County Annals and Shizhu County Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Shizhu County has always grown peppers. In the past, in addition to self-feeding, it was also shipped and sold in Wanxian and other places every year. As early as the 1950s, the pepper became an export product. Three-quarters of the county’s towns and villages grow peppers, and two-thirds of the farmers eat “chili rice”. Shizhu is also famous as the “Hometown of Chili Peppers in China”.

Yuyang fennel

Yunyang produces a spice called “fennel”, which is not only a famous Chinese medicinal material and special agricultural products, but also a popular condiment, and it is also a national geographical indication product. Yunyang fennel has good quality, full grain, bright green color and strong aroma. Yanping Town on the banks of Changtan River is the best.

Tongnan Luopan Mountain fresh ginger

Luopan Mountain has produced ginger since ancient times. According to research, it has a history of more than 2,000 years. According to Tongnan County Annals, Luopan Mountain ginger was listed as a tribute by the Tang Dynasty. The good planting environment of Luopan Mountain, coupled with the superb ginger cultivation techniques passed down from generation to generation by the mountain people, makes Luopan Mountain ginger a geographical indication product of agricultural products. (Translated by Luo Juan, Fathom Language Limited)